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What 24 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Honda Clarity Electric

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (24)Crash / fire / injury (2)Brakes (5)Electrical system (5)Visibility & wipers (5)Engine (4)Driver assistance (3)Fuel system (3)Transmission & drivetrain (3)Lane Departure (2)Airbags (1)Body & structure (1)

2 of 24 complaints match · Lane Departure · clear filters

Apr 19, 2023Electrical systemLane Departure

The infotainment display camera combination is the worst system in any vehicle I’ve seen that has these installed. If it is daylight the screen is nearly impossible to see anything plainly. Someone is going to back into other vehicles or people. This occurs every day the car is used and backed up while the sun is up.

NHTSA ODI 11517949

Nov 27, 2022Driver assistanceLane Departure

The car suddenly suspends LCAS, ACC (all related with camera located on the windshield) emergency breaking system on the road without any warning causing dangerous situation for me. I had couple of times a probability of severe accidents.

NHTSA ODI 11495074

Working with the data? Download all 24 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2018 Honda Clarity Electric verdict →